Well that not totally surprising. Look at all the scrubs we got from Rank 5-6 on down.

Murray could just sleepwalk through these guys. He won't be challenge until Roger.. Though I'm not even sure, Roger will be that huge of a challenge anymore on a slower hardcourt. I can't see Fed staying in rallies with Murray anymore on slow court.

The only guy I think Murray is gonna have to up his game ( to top form) for his Nole

This tournament hasn't even brought anything out of him. It's like he's playing a 250 event against tired scrubs. :neutral:

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Yeah there's a reason Murray hadn't played a prime time match at night on RLA.
Whereas Fed has played all but his first match at night.
Seriously it's like Murray doesn't exist, no commentator's talking about him here in Australia.

This tournament hasn't even brought anything out of him. It's like he's playing a 250 event against tired scrubs. :neutral:

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That's because he has not played anybody of significance yet. A tired and lame Simon does not count. But beating Fed then Djoker will be a tough task. He can probably beat Fed, but Novak ? In AO ......after probably a 5 set against Fed........we'll see.

Well that not totally surprising. Look at all the scrubs we got from Rank 5-6 on down.

Murray could just sleepwalk through these guys. He won't be challenge until Roger.. Though I'm not even sure, Roger will be that huge of a challenge anymore on a slower hardcourt. I can't see Fed staying in rallies with Murray anymore on slow court.

The only guy I think Murray is gonna have to up his game ( to top form) for his Nole

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I wouldn't say that. Murray is better on the faster HC. He just lost at WTF, which is pretty slow.

A British tennis website was reporting on the difficulty of Murray's draw earlier today. I laughed.

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I think it has been difficult, in a way. He doesn't seem to of got into the tournament yet, and probably won't in the next round either. He's been complaining about not hitting the ball very well and his timing has been off. That doesn't really come as a surprise when there are no real tests or need for him to do so.

When it's time to play Federer and/or Djokovic, that will no doubt hurt him. I personally think that having it so easy makes it more challenging at the end. Going from playing relative journeymen to Federer and Djokovic over night is a huge step up.

I think it has been difficult, in a way. He doesn't seem to of got into the tournament yet, and probably won't in the next round either. He's been complaining about not hitting the ball very well and his timing has been off. That doesn't really come as a surprise when there are no real tests or need for him to do so.

When it's time to play Federer and/or Djokovic, that will no doubt hurt him. I personally think that having it so easy makes it more challenging at the end. Going from playing relative journeymen to Federer and Djokovic over night is a huge step up.

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He won a GS.....he would be harassed if he doesn't make those adjustments.

I must admit.Except a bit of his match against Simon,i have seen no matches from him.All his match were pretty much scheduled in the early day in Australia(which is middle of the night for Europe).
And all the coverage i`ve seen,live or replay has been mostly of the night sessions.
It will be interesting to see,if he gets to the semis,how he will play in the night session on RLA.He has not played any night match there so he certainly needs to adjust.

He won a GS.....he would be harassed if he doesn't make those adjustments.

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I just think that playing Federer or Djokovic is always a huge step up, doing it after lesser preparation is even harder. It's like boxers who train against poor training partners in the lead up to a big fight, the sharpness just isn't there. I'm a big cricket fan and Countries who play weak teams in warm up matches very often fail when it comes to the Test matches when they come round. There is no substitute for real world competition, however much practice you put in.

Federer for instance has had a nice progression through, the players he played were never going to beat him, but Tsonga and Raonic are great matches to prepare for the challenges ahead.

Murray will likely be going into matches with Federer, and hopefully Djokovic, under done. As a fan that worries me.

It's strange. When the draw was made I would've put Djokovic down as the easiest draw, yet he's the only one of the big 3 to have been challenged in a match (v Wawrinka). I also think he now has the more difficult QF opponent in Berdych. Funny how the draw has panned out.

It's strange. When the draw was made I would've put Djokovic down as the easiest draw, yet he's the only one of the big 3 to have been challenged in a match (v Wawrinka). I also think he now has the more difficult QF opponent in Berdych. Funny how the draw has panned out.

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you're forgetting that Berdych only brings his A-game when he plays Federer. He was a complete joke against ND and is always a complete joke against Nadal. I sometimes think he hates Federer so much that he'll tank a match to keep him from getting back to #1 or winning another GS (the conspiracy theorist in me). 2 breadsticks? How pathetic. And that was a QF of a GS. And Djoker, well you could never tell he played a marathon against Wawrinka less than 2 days earlier. Amazing recovery.

you're forgetting that Berdych only brings his A-game when he plays Federer. He was a complete joke against ND and is always a complete joke against Nadal. I sometimes think he hates Federer so much that he'll tank a match to keep him from getting back to #1 or winning another GS (the conspiracy theorist in me). 2 breadsticks? How pathetic. And that was a QF of a GS. And Djoker, well you could never tell he played a marathon against Wawrinka less than 2 days earlier. Amazing recovery.

His game is still ultra boring since he's basically a pusher with variety. To be honest I don't want to see his matches unless he's playing the top guys. It's not fun.

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Well, for that matter, who really wants to see ANY of the top guys unless they're playing each other? Where's the fun in seeing even Fed or Djoko destroy some low ranking oik? None of their matches promise to be really interesting until they play against each other!

gee I wonder? 17 GS's vs. 0 GS's :shock: In 2010 he said he didn't vote for Federer for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award because of some perceived poor sportsmanship after he (TB) had beaten him at Wimby that year. Nadal won the award.

Oh I get it,if he beats them, he's a disgrace because they're a bunch of nobodies! If he loses to any of them, he's a disgrace because they're just a bunch of nobodies!

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You're right of course. Players can only beat the player across the net but that won't stop people from complaining about cupcake draws. It just seems certain players are luckier than others where the draw is concerned. And yes, he should indeed make the final with the opponents he's faced. But at the same time, his lack of challenging match play may work against him. Only time will tell how it plays out.

gee I wonder? 17 GS's vs. 0 GS's :shock: In 2010 he said he didn't vote for Federer for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award because of some perceived poor sportsmanship after he (TB) had beaten him at Wimby that year. Nadal won the award.

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Then that means that everybody hates Federer, but I'm pretty sure that's not true. Regardless he's kind of got a point there. Even as a Federer fan, I say it wasn't one of his finer moments.

Then that means that everybody hates Federer, but I'm pretty sure that's not true. Regardless he's kind of got a point there. Even as a Federer fan, I say it wasn't one of his finer moments.

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Are you kidding me? No one ever calls out Nadal for all his whining of injuries after a match. I guess people are just so used to it with Nadal that they ignore it. Federer one time says he was dealing with an injury and he gets crucified for it. No wonder he keeps his mouth shut now. If fans (or media for that matter) expect honestly during pressers they aren't getting their money's worth. Federer is just held to a higher standard that's all.

Are you kidding me? No one ever calls out Nadal for all his whining of injuries after a match. I guess people are just so used to it with Nadal that they ignore it. Federer one time says he was dealing with an injury and he gets crucified for it. No wonder he keeps his mouth shut now. If fans (or media for that matter) expect honestly during pressers they aren't getting their money's worth. Federer is just held to a higher standard that's all.

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Federer should've given Berdych due credit....just for the sake of sportsmanship. Sometimes it's how you lose that counts more than how you win.